Plant-waterer.



L. E. MORROW.

PLANT WATERER.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 2?. 19I4.

1,176,479. Patented Mar. 21,1916.

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37 l VENTOR L. E. Morrow ATTO R N BY THE COLUMBIA PLANOGRAPII cu,WASHINGTON, u. c.

LLOYD EDWIN MORROW, 0F SANFORD, FLORIDA.

PLANT-WATERER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Mar. 21, 1916.

Application filed November 27, 1914. Serial No. 874,265.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, LLOYD EDWIN Mon- ROW, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Sanford, in the county of Orange and State ofFlorida, have invented a new and useful Plant-l/vaterer, of which thefollowing is a specification.

The invention relates to improvements in plant waterers.

The object of the present invention is to improve the construction ofplant waterers and to provide a simple, practical, and efthe roots ofthe plants without wetting the,

foilage or washing any of the dirt into the crown of the plant.

lVith these and other objects in view the invention consists intheconstruction and novel combination of parts hereinafter fully described,illustrated in the accompanying drawin and ointed out in the claimshereto appended, it being understood that various changes in the form,proportion, size and minor details of construction, within the scope ofthe claims, mav be resorted to without departing from the spirit orsacrificing any of the advantages of the invention.

In the drawing: Figure 1 is a perspective view of a plant watererconstructed in accordance with this invention, the tank being partlybroken away and the removable strainer being sectioned. Fig. 2 is anenlarged front elevation of the discharge end of the device. Fig. 3 isalongitudinal sectional view of the same. Fig. 4 is a horizontalsectional view on the line 4-4 of Fig. 3. Fig. 5is a' transversesectional view on the line 55 of Fig. 3.

Like numerals of reference designate corresponding parts in all thefigures of the drawing.

In the accompanying drawing, in which is illustrated the preferredembodiment of the invention, 1 designates a tank or reser- VOlI'constructed of sheet metal or other suitable material, and preferablyprovided at one side with a concave face 2 to conform generally to theconfiguration of the back of a person, and equipped with straps 3through which the arms of the operator are placed. The straps 3, whichare adjustable, are connected with upper loops 4 of the reservoir andare provided with combined snap hooks and buckles 5 adapted to vary thelength of the straps and also detachably engage with lower rings 6 ofthe tank or reservoir 1. The tank or reservoir is proyided at the topwith a filling orifice 7, and It is designed to be provided with aremovable strainer 8 having a sieve 9 or other straining medium forexcluding trash and dirt from the tank or reservoir.

The tank or reservoir has an elbow 10 located at the bottom ofthe tankat one of the side edges thereof, and preferably provided with a valve11 for controlling the flow of water. The elbow has secured to it, by aclamp 12 or other suitable means, one end of a flexible tube or hose 13,which is secured at its other end by a clamp 14 to one end of a tubularstem or discharge pipe 15, and the said flexible tube or hose 13 is ofsufficient length to afford the operator perfect freedom of movement inhandling the tubular stem or discharge pipe 15. The tubular stem ordischarge pipe 15, which may be of any desired length. is provided atits upper end with a wooden handle 16, consisting of a sleeve suitablysecured to the pipe or stem 15. Y

The outer or discharge end 17 of the pipe or stem is beveled, theinclined edge extending inwardly or rearwardly and providing a forwardor outward taper to the discharge end of the pipe or stem, as clearlyillustrated in Fig. 3 of the drawing. The device is equipped at thebeveled or tapered discharge end with a valve 18, consisting of anangularly disposed plate 19 pivotally connected to the pipe or stem atthe rear side fit against the beveled edge of the discharge tube to forma water tight joint or connection when the valve is closed. The valve isfirmly maintained in its closed position by means of a coiled spring 23,extending along the lower or outer portion of the tubular.

pipe or stem and secured at its upper end 2 1 to the same, and providedat its lower end with an eye or hook 25, which is linked into a bail 26.The bail 26, which has a tapered inner or upper portion, is provided atthe lower ends of its sides with inwardly extending portions 27, whichare suitably secured to the outer portion of the valve at the exteriorof the plate 19.

The valve is provided at the inner end of the plate 19 with an angularlyrelated arm 28, preferably arranged substantially at right angles to thedischarge pipe or stem when the valve is in its closed position, andconnected at its outer end with a wire 29, which extends from the arm ofthe valve to 'a slidable rod or trigger 30. The arm 28 is supported by abrace 31, extending from the central portion of the plate 19 to theouter portion of the arm, and the latter is provided beyond the bracewith an opening 32 into which islinked a loop 33 formed by bending thelower or outer portion of the wire 29 on itself, the end 84 of the Wirebeing twisted or wrapped around the body portion of the said wire, butthe latter may be connected with the arm of the plate in any otherdesired manner, as will be readily understood.

The trigger 30 is mounted in spaced longitudinally alined guides 35, andit is provided at its upper end with a finger loop 36 arranged adjacentto the handle 16 so as to be easily operated. When the operatorapproaches a plant, he places the discharge end of the pipe at theground surrounding the stem of the plant, and pulls the trigger,

which allows a quantity of water to discharge from the tubular pipe orstem. .The

water is directed against the soil by the tapered end of the dischargepipe or stem, and the angularly disposed valve, which extends across andhas its front portion 37 projecting in advance of the front wall of thesaid pipe or stem, whereby the soil is washed firmly against the rootsof the plants without wetting the foliage or washing dirt into the same,which is injurious to tender plants.

The side flanges 21 of the valve also extend in advance of the frontwall of the said pipe or stem and have beveled front ends 38. By washingthe soil firmly around the plants in this manner, the latter are causedto grow quickly. When suflicient water has been supplied to a plant, theoperator releases the trigger and the valve is instantly closed by thecoiled spring 23. The device is easily carried and is adapted to berapidly operated, enabling the operator to move quickly from plant toplant and water the same with great accuracy.

What is claimed is 1. A plant waterer comprising a discharge pipeprovided with a beveled discharge end, an angularly disposed valveextending across said beveled end of the pipe and hinged thereto, meansconnected to the valve at the hinged terminal for actuating the. same,and a spring connected to the other terminal of the valve and to thepipe for restraining the opening of the valve.

2. A plant waterer including a discharge pipe provided with a beveleddischarge end, a valve extending across the beveled end of the dischargepipe and pivoted at the back thereof, a bail secured to the frontportion of the valve at opposite sides of the same, a coiled springmounted on the discharge pipe and connected with the bail, and

charge end, rigid flanges formed on the sides of said valve extendingalong the side walls of said pipe transversely thereof and form- 7 ing atrough to cause the water to be dis charged from the free end of saidvalve, and means for actuating the valve.

4:. A plant waterer comprising a discharge pipe having a beveleddischarge end, a valve hinged to said pipe for closing said dischargeend, flanges formed on said valve extending along the side walls of saidpipe and forming a trough to causethe water to be discharged from thefree end of said valve, means for actuating the valve, and meansconnected to the free end of the valve and to the pipe for restrainingthe opening.

'5. A plant waterer including a discharge pipe provided with a beveleddischarge end, a valve having an angularly disposed plate extendingacross the beveled end of the tained in place by the side flanges of theas my own, I have hereto affixed my signavalve, means for pivotallymounting the ture in the presence of two witnesses. valve on the pipe,and means for opening and closing the Valve, said flanges When the LLOYDEDWVIN MORROW' 5 Valve is open serving to prevent the Water WVitnesses:

from discharging laterally. F. E. MITTEER,

In testimony, that I claim the foregoing J. J. DICKINSON.

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